Open call for drone-as-a-service pilot – utilising drones in healthcare logistics

Artikkelikuva: Open call for drone-as-a-service pilot – utilising drones in healthcare logistics

With the open call, we are seeking a drone service provider to conduct BVLOS test flights for healthcare logistics. The call for tenders closes on Friday 17 May 2024.

Forum Virium Helsinki is currently holding an open call for tenders, seeking a drone service provider to conduct BVLOS test flights for healthcare logistics. The call for tenders focuses on drone-as-a-service pilots that advance solutions to support and enhance the healthcare logistics chain in Helsinki through unmanned aerial vehicles. We are looking for a solution where healthcare items are delivered by air from the main warehouse of the Helsinki city-owned maintenance and infrastructure provider to a public healthcare centre in Helsinki. 

The call for tenders closes on Friday 17 May 2024. One service provider will be selected through this call for tenders. The invitation to tender is open to companies with a valid European business ID. Tenders can also be submitted collectively by two or more entities. 

Piloting during the autumn 2024

In autumn 2024, Forum Virium Helsinki is to carry out a pilot in cooperation with Stara (the Helsinki city-owned maintenance and infrastructure provider that takes care of city-internal logistics) and SOTEPE Logistics (the Helsinki city-owned healthcare logistics coordinator) about the utilisation of drones in healthcare logistics. The pilot is part of the CITYAM project – Preparing cities for sustainable urban air mobility project led by Forum Virium Helsinki and funded by the Interreg Baltic Sea Region (co-funded by the European Union) for the period 2023-2025. Through the pilot, we aim to reach an overview of the opportunities and challenges related to the utilisation of drones in healthcare logistics in an urban environment.  The aim is to have at least 30 BVLOS flights during the pilot.

The forthcoming pilots offer an excellent opportunity to strengthen the level of the City’s pandemic resilience by utilising drone technology in medical supply chains. The healthcare supplies to be delivered are considered non-urgent but still essential in a future pandemic crisis.

The Tender Document

Further information

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Forum Virium Helsinki is the innovation organisation of the City of Helsinki. We co-create urban futures together with companies, research institutes, other public sector organisations and Helsinki residents. Our mission is to make Helsinki the most functional smart city in the world. 

Additional information

EU Project Manager Renske Martijnse-Hartikka

Renske Martijnse-Hartikka
EU Project Manager
+358 40 683 7979
renske.martijnse-hartikka@forumvirium.fi

Project Planner Zacharoula Syrivli

Zacharoula Syrivli
Project Planner
+358 40 544 3800
zacharoula.syrivli@forumvirium.fi

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